Donna Shalala joins Democrats' calls to bring feds into Frank Artiles investigation

[TexasTowelie]

Investigators are probing whether Artiles illegally funded a spoiler state Senate candidate last cycle.


Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala is asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a federal investigation into Frank Artiles’ actions in propping up a 2020 state Senate candidate.

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office is running its own probe into whether Artiles’ conduct broke campaign finance law. Artiles has been arrested and is facing charges, as is former third-party candidate Alex Rodriguez. Prosecutors say Artiles secretly funneled cash to Rodriguez to help him play spoiler in last November’s Senate District 37 contest.

Last week, Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz pitched a possible expanded investigation, arguing the feds should look into whether any laws have been broken in other Florida contests featuring third-party candidates.

“We’re exploring every option,” Diaz said.

Now, Shalala is joining the push to involve the Justice Department in some capacity as well, floating the idea that Artiles may have “co-conspirators at the local, state, and federal levels.”

Read more: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/414470-shalala-feds-artiles-investigation

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1. are they talking additional federal charges?

if the state has already made arrest(s) and is pressing charges -- it seems to be established that state law has been breached. What are they looking for at the federal level?

[Dreampuff]

3. Maybe involvement from people higher up in the government?

Maybe they want to have the doj involved so it can't be swept under the carpet? Whatever it is, it will turn out interesting.

[malaise]

2. Good

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